Corner Vanity Selection | Choosing a Corner Bathroom Vanity

With a huge variety of styles and prices to choose from, shopping for a corner vanity can be a fun exercise in matching your taste to the needs of a particular space.

Styles: Although most vanities are built so that a person can easily wash their hands while standing without having to stoop or bend, not all vanities reach to the floor. In fact, numerous vanities bolt only to the wall, and do not touch the floor at all. Some rely structurally for support from the bottom of the unit, although the plumbing hook-ups require the unit to be secured to the wall in some fashion to preserve it through earthquakes or other possible movements. Those corner vanities that do extend to the floor usually feature a drawer or other storage space built into the base of the unit, although less expensive models may dispense altogether with any kind of storage. Some more modern vanities do not hide their storage space, but rather make their shelving or drawers a prominent design feature.

Price range: Straightforward wood paneled corner bathroom vanities usually are less expensive than their glass and steel counterparts by a fairly significant margin. However, the pricing is cheaper for those units which require assembly, regardless of its particular style. Additionally, buying from a manufacturer who has been in business for many years will make it easier to find replacement parts, should they ever be needed.

Makers: Foremost Industries and Fairmont manufacture a very straightforward, wood paneled corner vanity unit. Maddox, Dreamline, Zuo-Z, and Cohen manufacture modern glass and metal vanities. 

Construction materials: A corner bathroom vanity can come in plain wood, with a ceramic or porcelain casing, or in highly stylized metal and glass. Corner vanities can be shaped in a triangular fashion so that they will fit only in corners, while other vanities have a more free-standing rectangular shape that makes them ideal for mid-wall placement. 

Intended use: A corner vanity is traditionally designed for use in bathrooms, although their compact nature makes them perfect for a stand-alone sink, such as in a doctor’s consulting room, or perhaps for a work environment where frequent hand-washing is necessary. Although corner vanities are not necessarily OSHA approved, a corner vanity is a wonderful addition to a work environment where a fully-fledged bathroom is either unnecessary or simply too large for the space constraints. Corner vanities used in bathrooms offer home owners a quick way to create a sink and, in certain cases, storage space for various bathroom-related items. Corner vanities are also used in food prep areas or in environments such as a plant nursery to provide easy access to water.